Quality engineer

Quality Engineer Benefits ndash; BONUS, Private Health / BUPA, Pension, car scheme + 28 days holiday and realistic, ongoing career advancement opportunities Fantastic opportunity for a motivated and results driven Quality Engineer to undertake a key Quality Engineering role within a world-class business. Supporting key flagship new product development programmes and continued emphasis on manufacturing quality, this highly successful pioneering design, development and manufacturing organisation are seeking an experienced Quality Engineer. In this critical role, you will act as the Quality representative tasked with driving improvements that improve the overall cost of quality and help deliver on time in full. You will have a quality background which covers product quality and systems but with a lean quality focus, and you will have the passion and drive to continually evolve quality within this leading, state of the art business. You will ideally need to come from a complex assembly or related manufacturing background and key responsibilities will include: Using your tenacity to drive quality improvements programmes across the business. Supporting implementation and maintenance of quality systems. Playing a key role in New Product Introduction and production ramp up, to drive seamless new product launches and instil a zero-defect culture utilising your lean quality skills including Design for Manufacturing Assembly (DFMA) process flow generation through to design and process FMEA review. Supporting the development of control plans for key projects RCCA ndash; Root Cause Corrective Actions ndash; driving the investigation of quality issues Supporting APQP and PPAP initiatives The ability to work individually and as part of a team to maximise the challenges of this position is essential. To succeed in this key Quality role (with ongoing opportunity for further professional development and advancement) you will ideally need to be an experienced Quality Engineer and: Degree / HNC+ qualified in an engineering or related discipline (or have proven industry experience in place of) A manufacturing quality background, ideally assembly manufacturing background, in medium / high-volume manufacturing or volume ramp up (although other similar backgrounds considered). Be familiar with driving Quality Improvement Programmes Conversant with lean quality / continuous improvement / statistical analysis tools such as statistical process control (SPC), Process FMEA (PFMEA) Pareto analysis, 8D, 5s or similar Have a working knowledge of APQP and control plans. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Please apply via the link or contact Alison Kemp for further details Likely to suit individuals with a background as but not limited to Product Quality Engineer, Quality Engineer, Quality Assurance Engineer, Senior Quality Engineer, Project Quality Engineer, Programme Quality Engineer, QA Leader, Business Improvements Engineer, QA systems engineer, lean engineer, Quality Manager, Quality Assurance Engineer or similar